Allergy specialist joins CPH staff

POTSDAM - Mohammed Aktaruzzaman, MD, FACAAI, (who prefers his patients to call him Dr. Zaman), has joined Canton-Potsdam Hospital as the areas first allergy and immunology specialist.

Dr. Zaman will begin treating patients in the CPH Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus Center at the E. J. Noble Professional Building located at 80 E. Main Street in Canton.

Dr. Zaman joins CPH from an allergy and immunology group practice in Missouri. Prior to this he was in private practice in Raleigh, N.C.,, and Vero Beach, Fla.

Dr. Zaman received his medical degree in Bangladesh, after which he treated patients in rural areas of the country, serving as medical officer in a rural medical complex. Following his medical studies, Dr. Zaman completed a residency and fellowship training in pathology and immunopathology at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical Center/Case Western Reserve in Ohio, followed by a fellowship in allergy/immunology at East Carolina University Medical School in Greenville, NC.

Dr. Zaman is certified by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. He is first author of several publications in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and the Annals of Allergy Asthma Immunology. He has 18 years of experience as a specialist in the field.

Patients wishing to make an appointment should contact their primary care practitioner or may call Dr. Zamans office directly at (315) 714-3170.

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